Danny Williams says Reading must stay calm amid any strong-arm tactics by Leeds United this evening.

The American midfielder was one of several Royals players left in the treatment room following last season’s game between the two sides at Madejski Stadium.

It was a bruising encounter, one that Reading eventually edged 1-0 thanks to Adam Le Fondre’s injury time winner.

But the three points came with a cost. Williams, Royston Drenthe and Danny Guthrie were all left nursing long-term knocks while Jem Karacan ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury he is still struggling to come back from .

It’s a match Williams remembers well and he is expecting this evening's game to be just as tough.